The creator of the London 2012 Olympics Orbit explains the meaning and
thinking behind the design and form of Britain's tallest sculpture.

3:34PM BST 11 May 2012

The tower is named after Lakshmi Mittal, chairman of steel giant ArcelorMittal and Britain’s richest man with an estimated family fortune of £12.7 billion.

“The Orbit is a deconstructed tower that has an asymmetrical geometry so its something that, as you look at it it's becoming around you. Its forming space as you walk around it,” Mr Kapoor said of the structure.

The tower stands 115 metres (377 ft) high and has two observation floors. Visitors - initially restricted to those with tickets for the London 2012 Games - ascend in a lift and descend via the spiral staircase that snakes around the structure.

“This is the only object here that's vertical, and its the only one that doesn't have a stated purpose,” the artist explained.